The Vega Quartet
Originally uploaded by John Setzler.
We had a rather nice treat at school this afternoon. The Vega Quartet presented a short performance in the school library just after lunch. The Vega Quartet is the quartet in residence at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
The short program today consisted of four selections:
Italian Serenade - Hugo Wolf
Dissonance Quartet - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fourth Movement of String Quartet #4 - Bela Bartok
Last Movement of String Quartet #1 - Bela Bartok
I'm a fan of classical music. I really enjoyed the first two selections of their performance. Bartok is one composer who I have never really been able to understand. From the view of a musician, I can certainly appreciate the technical difficulty of performing Bartok's works. What I haven't managed to appreciate yet is the sound of Bartok's compositions. I find them very challenging to hear. I really have to concentrate on the music to even begin to understand it. I think Bartok's works are some of those where an understanding of the composer's life and attitude is required in advance of digesting his music :)